Dalhart man dies after crashing into utility pole

A Dalhart man died Wednesday morning after the car he was driving crashed into a utility pole and rolled over in Hartley County, according to the Department of Public Safety.

At about 9:30 a.m., Carlos Gonzalez-Mendez, 28, was driving a 2012 Cadillac CTS south on U.S. Highway 385 two miles south of Channing when the vehicle left the roadway. Gonzalez-Mendez then overcorrected and lost control before hitting the utility pole, according to DPS.

Gonzalez-Mendez was not wearing his seat belt and was ejected from the vehicle, DPS said. He was pronounced dead at the scene by Hartley County Justice of the Peace Ronnie Gordon.

The road conditions were dry and no other vehicles were involved, DPS said.